Low in the earth I lived in realms of ore and stone;
And then I smiled in many-tinted flowers;
Then roving with the wild and wandering hours;O'er earth and air and
ocean's zone,
In a new birth,
I dived and flew,
And crept and ran, And all the secret of my essence drew
Within a form that brought them all to view--
And lo, a Man!
And then my goal
Beyond the clouds, beyond the sky,
In realms where none may change or die; In angel form; and then away
Beyond the bounds of night and day,
And Life and Death, unseen or seen,
Where all that is hath ever been,
As One and Whole.
--Rumi
And then I smiled in many-tinted flowers;
Then roving with the wild and wandering hours;O'er earth and air and
ocean's zone,
In a new birth,
I dived and flew,
And crept and ran, And all the secret of my essence drew
Within a form that brought them all to view--
And lo, a Man!
And then my goal
Beyond the clouds, beyond the sky,
In realms where none may change or die; In angel form; and then away
Beyond the bounds of night and day,
And Life and Death, unseen or seen,
Where all that is hath ever been,
As One and Whole.
--Rumi
- Last seen on Oct 22 11:39 PM. Member since January 3, 2006.
- I'm a carnelian hope poet for 98 comments.
- My mood is , and quote is "Shariah Rules".
- I am a 28 year old man (Pakistan)
- When I'm not writing, I'm practicing law .
- I have 98 comments, 26 poems
My Poetry
-
I ask myself if I had known
The day I saw you as my own28 lines, December 3, 2008 -
So well we no that no expense of rhyme
Will soothe the pains of unrequited love14 lines, July 17, 2008 -
I envy the sand that met his feet I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet93 lines, July 17, 2008
-
No melting looks, no such “celestial charms” No conquering eyes to “set the world in arms”448 lines, April 3, 2008
Guest Book
1 - 4 of 8
Show all
-
JM Kenyon on September 27, 2006Tenny? Is that as in the poet Alfred Tennyson or has it some other meaning which I am unaware of? At first, I wasn't sure who you were
Best wishes in all things
~Jean~ -
JM Kenyon on September 2, 2006
-
JM Kenyon on August 12, 2006
-
a7ebech eini on July 17, 2006thank you for the comment and applause.
~Laila~
